Comments on: Ceiling Cat Is Watching This Cartoonhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon/
Comments on MetaFilter post Ceiling Cat Is Watching This CartoonFri, 25 Mar 2011 05:44:33 -0800Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:44:33 -0800en-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss60Ceiling Cat Is Watching This Cartoonhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-CobellfLs">Either the Best or Worst AIDS Awareness Video you'll ever see</a> features "Smutley", a silent-era-style animated cat having sex with everything in sight, to a soundtrack of Joan Fucking Jett's "Bad Reputation". Kinda obviously NSFW although lacking any cartoon genitalia. And where's the message? Wait for the end. From the French non-profit organization <a href="http://www.aides.org/en">AIDES</a>, which has been even more NSFW in the past, like a year ago with an animation which was, well, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZ1fxualGZM">all genitals</a>. Coming next: a site about "a better way to talk condoms" at <a href="http://blahblahblahblah.org/">BlahBlahBlahBlah.org</a>. Oh, those French! (via <a href="http://www.adrants.com/2011/03/sexcrazed-smutley-the-cat-calls.php#more">Adrants</a>)post:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:36:20 -0800oneswellfoopaidsaidsawarenessaidspreventioncartoonscartooncatcartoonwillyfrenchfuckfridayBy: falameufilhohttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600600
Is this an "awareness" video? Because this is what I am aware of after watching it - AIDS is something that mostly affects people who engage in extremely reckless behavior the risks of which they're fully aware of. Was that the message?comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600600Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:44:33 -0800falameufilhoBy: Nanukthedoghttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600604
Wow. I will have a hard time not thinking about a cartoon cat hitting up every imaginable animal when I watch the intro to Freaks and Geeks now. Thank you internet!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600604Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:50:08 -0800NanukthedogBy: londonmarkhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600606
Wait, you can catch AIDS from animals? That's not in the THT leaflets...comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600606Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:56:33 -0800londonmarkBy: Forktinehttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600607
Good for them for trying something a bit different -- I think we are hitting the limits of the effectiveness of the regular HIV prevention messages. There are large groups of people whose behavior isn't being affected, and who are continuing to practice high-risk activities.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600607Fri, 25 Mar 2011 05:56:42 -0800ForktineBy: HostBryanhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600619
Well, OK.
I was expecting him to die a slow and horrible AIDS-related death at the end. Missed opportunity? Honestly, I sort of think so. They're basically saying "here, watch 2 minutes of this really funny/weird cartoon, and by the way when you're done laughing at the antics of this promiscuous cat, be sure to wear a condom".
It feels like the entertainment-to-message ratio is quite a bit off in this one.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600619Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:14:26 -0800HostBryanBy: greta simonehttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600622
All the inter-species fucking made me more uncomfortable than I was expecting. Is it because I have a cat?comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600622Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:19:27 -0800greta simoneBy: TedWhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600626
When the dolphin (or was it a porpoise?) showed up I thought, "No he won't! He'll suffocate the poor cetacean!" And the chicken thing looked more painful than enjoyable. But it was entertaining. The message was more subtle than I expected, but that may be because I am used to being hit over the head with media messages in the US.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600626Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:23:19 -0800TedWBy: Summerhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600628
I was like 'no not the fish', 'no not the dolphin', 'surely he can leave the little chickens alone?'. But they all smiled afterwards, so mainly it made sex look like fun for everyone. Yay!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600628Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:27:07 -0800SummerBy: jquinbyhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600629
<em>It feels like the entertainment-to-message ratio is quite a bit off in this one.</em>
Same here. I thought that was a long way to go for a nine-lives joke.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600629Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:30:09 -0800jquinbyBy: chillmosthttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600635
I'm jealous of that cat's sex life.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600635Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:31:51 -0800chillmostBy: Summerhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600643
All the little creatures should have died afterwards because he infected them.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600643Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:40:08 -0800SummerBy: pointystickhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600644
Is this the same organization that had the person having sex with the giant freaking spider (no, no I will NOT Google for it)? Because at least this is free of giant arachnids *shudder*.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600644Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:40:44 -0800pointystickBy: Sailormomhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600648
Hey my nickname in college was Smutley.
<small>not really</small>comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600648Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:43:17 -0800SailormomBy: etc.http://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600652
Seeing <a href="http://www.housingworks.org/blogs/detail/nyc-health-department-brings-fear-based-hiv-campaign-to-the-subway/">this "It's Never Just HIV"</a> ad on the subway yesterday really brought it home for me that HIV/AIDS apparently isn't scary enough anymore. Improvements in HIV/AIDS treatments of the ilk that have kept Magic Johnson seemingly healthy for two decades have made the disease a lot less menacing.
But osteoporosis, Oh NO! The brittle bone disease that some grandmas occasionally get? Anything but that!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600652Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:46:15 -0800etc.By: Mayor Curleyhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600653
"Before I die, I gonna fuck me a fish."comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600653Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:47:26 -0800Mayor CurleyBy: bwghttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600654
And then Benson and Stabler showed up, arrested him and charged him with numerous counts of attempted murder.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600654Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:48:02 -0800bwgBy: creekyhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600656
I liked the ad that the same group made with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2KD7p1OUlc">Sugar Baby Love</a>. That song has since become the mental soundtrack to the low points in my sex life.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600656Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:53:44 -0800creekyBy: Greg Noghttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600659
<em>Good for them for trying something a bit different</em>
I've been fucking tortoises for years and no one ever says good for mecomment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600659Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:57:25 -0800Greg NogBy: Old'n'Bustedhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600664
<i>I've been fucking tortoises for years and no one ever says good for me</i>
You need to speed up the recording to hear what they've been saying.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600664Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:01:25 -0800Old'n'BustedBy: immlasshttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600666
I'm not in the target market, but it worked for me.
(I winced when the fish filled the bowl and when the ball gag came out of the pig's mouth. But the pig was grinning afterwards, so I guess the pig liked it. Harder to tell with the fish.)comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600666Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:01:42 -0800immlassBy: Maiashttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600673
Btw, dolphins apparently do have blowhole sex with each other, oddly enough.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600673Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:04:20 -0800MaiasBy: KirkJobSluderhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600677
I've been a big fan of this organization's campaigns because they're focused on the realities that sex is fun, the average person is going to have sex with at least a few people in their lifetime, and it's possible to have fun and experiment while protecting yourself. It never shames the characters for having sex, unlike the infamous <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2009/sep/08/aids-ad-hitler-germany">sex with Adolf Hitler</a> campaign. This particular campaign isn't my favorite, but it's not bad.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600677Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:07:10 -0800KirkJobSluderBy: Halloween Jackhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600680
They pretty much lost any chance of having this be a serious message with Bondage Hog. This is about as much about STDs as those old-timey porn films that were supposedly about "hygiene" and tacked on a message about venereal diseases after all the boffing. That having been said, it's a pretty hilarious evocation of old-school animation.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600680Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:08:45 -0800Halloween JackBy: TedWhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600681
<em>Btw, dolphins apparently do have blowhole sex with each other, oddly enough.</em>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/npj/2802481485/">So they do.</a>comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600681Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:09:40 -0800TedWBy: en forme de poirehttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600709
P.S., <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600656">re</a>: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2KD7p1OUlc">Sugar Baby Love</a>, it's 10:30 am on a weekday and I, um, I think I have something in my eye.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600709Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:33:54 -0800en forme de poireBy: notsnothttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600716
I'm surprised he didn't try to fuck the little squirrel that cranked (heh) the scenes.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600716Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:36:50 -0800notsnotBy: blucevalohttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600736
<strong>falameufilho:</strong> <em>Because this is what I am aware of after watching it - AIDS is something that mostly affects people who engage in extremely reckless behavior the risks of which they're fully aware of. Was that the message?</em>
If that's what you think AIDS is all about and you live in New York, your problem is deeper than any awareness video can cure.
<strong>HostBryan:</strong> <em>I was expecting him to die a slow and horrible AIDS-related death at the end.</em>
1985 called. It wants you back.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600736Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:45:14 -0800blucevaloBy: jquinbyhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600743
<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600709">en forme de poire</a>: "<i>P.S., <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600656">re</a>: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2KD7p1OUlc">Sugar Baby Love</a> <a href="/yt.cfm?yt=E2KD7p1OUlc" title="Play Video"></a> , it's 10:30 am on a weekday and I, um, I think I have something in my eye.</i>"
Aw, dammit.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600743Fri, 25 Mar 2011 07:47:51 -0800jquinbyBy: smammyhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600781
My favorite AIDES campaign: <a href="http://meetthedesigners.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/hivaids-posters/">Explore... just protect yourself</a>.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600781Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:06:25 -0800smammyBy: benito.strausshttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600962
I was immediately taken by it, first because I've had that song "Bad Reputation" running through my head the last few days, and then I got drawn in trying to locate the small round orifice in each new scene Smutley entered. "No, no, no way, oh my lord, yes."
But I don't see why people are decrying the low entertainment-to-message ratio in this. The message is short and simple - protect yourself, use a condom. The difficulty is getting people to take in that small message. And I'll bet more people watch this all the way through ("what's next? omg no way.") than a clip preaching about all the horrible forms of death, Death, DEATH that await you with unprotected sex.
To pervert Brecht, "'Erst kommt das Lachen, dann kommt die Moral!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600962Fri, 25 Mar 2011 08:58:47 -0800benito.straussBy: KirkJobSluderhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3600974
The <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U219eUIZ7Qo">Grim Reaper</a> ad by comparison.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3600974Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:07:28 -0800KirkJobSluderBy: dobbshttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3601073
Sugar Baby Love was awesome. Thanks!comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3601073Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:35:10 -0800dobbsBy: londonmarkhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3601141
blucevalo, you totally missed falameufilho's point.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3601141Fri, 25 Mar 2011 09:51:51 -0800londonmarkBy: blucevalohttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3601422
If I missed his point, I apologize.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3601422Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:20:19 -0800blucevaloBy: lizahttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3601513
they lost me at SMUTLEY :Pcomment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3601513Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:45:29 -0800lizaBy: jammyhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3602000
Joan Jett rules!
that is all.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3602000Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:35:50 -0800jammyBy: PinkMoosehttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3602001
i worry about issues of consent in this video.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3602001Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:37:03 -0800PinkMooseBy: idiopathhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3602372
<a href="http://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3602001">PinkMoose</a>: "<i>i worry about issues of consent in this video.</i>"
I had this idea once for a spoof version of "Barely Legal" magazine.
"Meet Edna, she thinks you are her grandson, but she wants to do you anyway. The psychiatrist had to deliberate seriously but deemed her capable of consent despite her Alzheimer's".
"If Betty's IQ was just one point lower, she would be required to live in a group home, but she's <em>barely legal</em>. And she wants to give you a big hug."
"Steve's been ever so horny since that head injury. He would be quite grateful if someone would take care of him."
Then it made me sad so I stopped thinking about it.
But if I had thought about it more I could have included things like cartoon animals and Ewoks and non sentient social constructs like the Tooth Fairy, that are also dubiously capable of consent or lack thereof.
More seriously - they actually make a real clear effort to make sure you see just about every sex partner smiling after the act.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3602372Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:34:32 -0800idiopathBy: DecemberBoyhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3602520
What I'm getting from this is that I kind of want to be sucked off by a goldfish. I don't think that's the message they wanted to send.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3602520Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:01:46 -0800DecemberBoyBy: not_on_displayhttp://www.metafilter.com/101870/Ceiling-Cat-Is-Watching-This-Cartoon#3621012
This is what actually goes on in Homer Simpson's head when he's pretending to listen to someone.comment:www.metafilter.com,2011:site.101870-3621012Tue, 05 Apr 2011 23:07:49 -0800not_on_display